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Letters: Tourism is essential to Africa's economy

Your article (Africa needs more than ­latter-day Livingstones, 3 January) ignored the excellent work being conducted by Abta tour operators to ensure that their activities ensure fair and equitable benefits for local people. It is untrue that these activities merely line the pockets of tour...

SPL Fanzone: St Johnstone

ANOTHER week, another call-off. No surprise this time and, with the weather refusing to let up before Saturday, the tie at Forfar was never likely to go ahead. Question is, wi

QPR 2 Sheffield United 3: match report

Read a full match report of the FA Cup third-round replay between Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield United on Tuesday Jan 12, 2009.

Shire's McInally nets boss prize

East Stirlingshire's Jim McInally earns the manager of the month award in Division Three for December.

Hibs boss thanks his luck for cup pairing

JOHN HUGHES today admitted lady luck had shone on Hibs, pitching the Easter Road side against either Edinburgh City or Montrose in the fifth round of the Active Nation Scottis

1963: When football in Britain froze for nearly 10 weeks

The current deep freeze has nothing on 47 years ago when football was gripped by an ice ageThe current big freeze has far to go before it equals the paralysis that disrupted the season of 1963. When Middlesbrough beat Blackburn 3-1 in a replay at Ayresome Park on 11 March, this brought to an end...

Extra hands with spades can help Livingston

LIVINGSTON fans are being asked to help ensure the club's postponed Active Nation Scottish Cup fourth-round tie goes ahead on Tuesday night by helping clear snow and ic

Is your match on or off this weekend?

• Sheffield Wednesday v Peterborough called off• Six of Saturday's Scottish Cup ties already postponedSaturday's Football League action has been decimated as the freezing weather conditions tighten their grip on sport.Three matches in the Championship have fallen foul of the cold spell...